Water gate



Feb. 27, WZI

F. L. GAY

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To' all fwio'm t may concern,

Bert known that l, FELIX zen of 'the United States, residing at San Benito, in the county .of Cameron and State oilexas, have inventedfeertain new and use'fulglmprovements in lValter Gates, and

li do declarethe following to be a fullj clear, andexact kd'escrijlfsion ot the invention, such as .will enable others skilled inthe art to which' itappertains to malte and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved water-gate for use in irrigating ditches and the like, and `one object of the invention is to provide a gate which may be positively guided in its downward movement to a closed position and which may be firmly held ina closed position. p

notherobject'of the invention is to provide a water gate which will be limited in its rdownward movement and further provide a gate which will be braced against water pressurek and thus prevented from being bent out 4of shape'and prevented from feeding properly.

Another object of the invention is 'gto provide a gate which will be comparatively simple in construction `and very easy to operate.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a view showing the improved gate in front elevation.

Figure 2 is a side elevation or the improved gate.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a view in front elevation showing a modified form of gate.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

This improved gate is to be placed in an irrigating ditch and for a shallow ditch will be constructedfas shown in Figs. l, 2' and 3. This gate shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3 is provided with a body plate l, the side edge portions of which will be bent inwardly to provide guiding` ianges 2 and the lower end portion of which will be bent up-v wardly to provide a trough 3 having its edge portions bent outwardly to provide a lip 4 which lip serves as a guide. An opening is formed in this plate above the trough 3 and between the flanges 2 so that water pipe D.

may pass 'throughthis' plate vinto the pipe 5L In 'forming the opening which: is :to receive the pi.pe,the l.metal ofthe platewill `becut to provide :tongues 6 which will extendialong the' pipe 5. Rivets Z are? passed through .these tongues :6 and throughthe* pipe fso thatthe pipe will be'secure'ly. held :pl-ace. lihe gate vordoor 3 is also formed from ahea'vy" plate oi sniiicient 'width `tof-tit against the platel with its'side portions'engageduby'the sidel flangesv '2 of the trame.

rlhe ylower `end portion of thisiplate lwhich 'forms thegate "8 is bent upwardly against the Vtace of the gate 'as shown at -9 to strengthen vthegate and is then :bent out-l wardlyto provide `.strip l() which will serve to strengthen Vthe plateagainst bend'- ing. it should be further noted that when the-gate is in the lowered position,v the guiding strip 4 may engage the edgeoij the ybracing strip 10 and thus serve -to ,provide pressure which would hold the plate-8 in tight engagement with thel plate ,l and endet the A handle ll is-connected with the upper end-portionof this gate S'andif desired9the upperend portion of the gate may be 'turned over as shown at l2 so as to strengthen :the upper end portion ot'jthis plate. When thisform of gate is in use, it

will be set in the ditch and may be anchored by being embedded in cement or may be secured in a vertical position across the ditch by any suitable means. When it isdesired to have water pass through the pipe 5, it is simply necessary to grasp the handle 1l. and draw the gate upwardly to a raised poH sition. When it is desired to shut oli the passage of water through the pipe, the handle will again be grasped and the gate shoved downwardly. The gate will be guided in its downward movement by the -flanges 2 and will be braced against bulging under water pressure by the flange or strip l0. The lower edge by being turned will be strengthened and can thus readily cut through small sticks which may have lodged above the trough 3. If the lower edge ot the gate should extend from the plate 1 a su'flicient amount to normally cause it to miss the trough, the lower edge ot the plate will strike the guiding strip 4 and thus the plate will be guided down into the trough. When the gate is shoved tightly into the closed position, the edge ot.' the bracing strip will engage the tace oi the guiding stripe 4 and thus pressure will be applied which will tend to force the plate 8 toward ,the-plate 1 and thus provide a very tight closure.;

In Figs. 4, 5 rand there has been shown a gate for use in connection with relatively deep ditches. In this form, the major por-- angle iron and have their upper ends con-y nected by a cross bar 15 which will also be formed .of ang-le iron. Corner plates 16 are put in place as shown clearly in Fig.. e and secured to the side bars and cross bar by rivets so that the cross bar and side bars will be securely connectedand held againstv movement. guiding strap 17 fis secured to the depending -iange of the cross bar 15 and the cross bar and guiding strap will f be provided with aligned openings 19 and 2O for. receiving a securing pin passed through these `openings and through one of the openings `v21 formed yin the op erating bar 13. When this form of gate is used, it wil-libe mounted in the ditch after the manner set forth in connection with Ithegate disclosed in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 and by passing'th'e securing pin through the openings 19and 20 and one of the openings 21, the gate can be securely held either ina closed position or in a raised position. lt will be further noted that the openings 21 through which the pin will pass when the gate is in the raised or open position, are

placed in the bar 13 so that the gate may be held entirely open or only partly open.4

i claim: y l. A water gate comprising a body plate having a'water passage and having its lower end portion bent upwardly to provide an outer wall ont a trough,` thekouter wall of the trough being bent to provide an outwardly and upwardly inclined lip, and a closure plate held in sliding engagementwith said body plate and having its lower end portion bent upward upon itself to provide a reinforced lower edge for entering said troughand then bentoutwardly tov vpro-vide anv outstanding rib for Abracingthe closure plate against bulging and for engaging ysaid lip and holding the closure plate in tight closing positiony said lipfurther serving to guide the lower endjof the closure plate into said trough.

2. The lstructure of claim 1, and a frame having side bars connected with and extending above said body plate, a cross bar extending "between the upper` endv yportions of `said sidev bars,` and an= actuating .bar carriedl by the closure plate.` for moving the closure plate vertically and provided. with fastener receiving openings yfor regisn tering with a fastener receiving opening in the cross bar whereby a fastener may be 1 passed through aligned openings to hold the bar against movement with the closure in an adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset my hand. v

FELIX LEE GAY. 

